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Setting and Clearing a Print Area

Setting and Clearing a Print Area

Setting and Clearing a Print Area

© Ted French

Excel Printing - Setting and Clearing a Print Area

By default, Excel prints the entire worksheet. One way to stop this is to set a print area, which specifies the exact range of cells to print.

To set a print area –

  1. Drag select the group of cells you want included in the print range.
  2. Choose File > Print Area > Set Print Area from the menu.
  3. Choose File > Print Preview from the menu to check that the print area is set correctly.

To remove a print area -

  1. Choose File > Print Area > Clear Print Area from the menu.
  2. Choose File > Print Preview from the menu to check that the print area has been cleared.

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